The Normal Heart at Carrollwood Players Theatre

Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m.A searing drama about public and private indifference to the AIDS plague and one mans lonely fight to awaken the world to the crisis, The Normal Heart was based on playwright Larry Kramers real-life experience.Produced to acclaim in New York, London and Los Angeles, the play centers on Ned Weeks, a gay activist enraged at the indifference of public officials and the gay community. While trying to save the world from itself, Ned confronts the personal toll of AIDS when his lover dies of the disease.Presented with the support of the Arts Council of Hillsborough County and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.The Normal Heart is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com